Elevator



ELEVATOR Filed July 10, 1942 12 Sheets-Sheet 1 1946' vH. E. SCI-IRADER ELEVATOR Filed July 10,

1942 12 Sheets-Sheet 2 a w (M w v w 1945" H. E. SCHRADERN ELEVATOR Filed July 10, 1942 12 Sheets-Sheet 3 Feb. 12,1946- H. E. SCHRADER' ELEVATOR Filed July 10, 1942 12 Sheets-Sheet 4 gwwm fizlefilflzfirader 4 H. E. SCHRADER 2,394,633

ELEVATOR Filed July 10, 1942 12 Sheets- Sheet 5 Feb. 12, 1946. H. E. SCHRADERV ELEVATOR Filed July 10, 1942 12 sheets-Sheet 6 Feb. 12, 1946. SCHRADER 2,394,638

ELEVATOR Filed July 10, 1942 l2 Sheets-Sheet 7 qZer/lffa/lmder 12, H. E. SCHRADER 7 2,394,633

ELEVATOR Filed July 10, 1942 12 Sheets-Sheet 8 fizierlllafimder awe/whom Feb? 5- H. E. SCHRADER 2,394,538 I ELEVATOR Filed July 10, 1942 12 Sheets-Sheet 9 Feb. 12, 1946. H. E. SCHRADER ELEVATOR '12 Sheets-Sheet 10 Filed July 10, 1942 III I Feb. 12, 1946. .SCHRADER 2,394,638

.ELEVATOR Filed July 10, 1942 12 Sheets-Sheec 11 awe/r1100 Feb. 12, 1946. u .H. E. SCHRADER ,638

' ELEVATOR Filed July 10, 1942 12 Shs*ets-Sheet 12 35 I Qty Patented'Feb'. 12, 1946 ELEVATOR HerbertEfischradcrsElgin; IlIi-Qflssighowtd-Liiik-=*- Belt cempany; -a corporation of llliiiois' Application July. 1%. 1942, Serial No. 450 433,

24"ClaimSr' (Cl. 198-45) This -..invention rrelatesrto, -.;newv and useful; ime'r provements inelevators.

The prima-ry. pbjectof: this invention .is to: pro-p vide. eapparatus. .-f0r,'1elev,ating,-, or transporting in: a :generally upwardrdirection, without 0 being;

mashed or: otherwise damaged either- :in :transit';

Figure 8 is-an enlarged wertical sectionalwiew takena'on .lineliq- 8 of Fig. 7, s

Figure 9 is a.ahorizontahsectionalr'viezw taken a:

enduring feeding on discharging; relatively. small, manufactured articles or1obi acts which; because of @,.their- ,size,-: irregular; shape,-. structural thin:

ness, hollow construction, etc., and/or the mate-.1"

rials,:-from-..-which gthey are-i formed; 7 cannotpcbe' handledasafielmby conventional elevatingequip1-;- I

ment.

A.-i urther=.important object of-izthe.inventionista to provide apparatus; of "the sabovecmentioned type which,- although it; transports; the objects: or; articles gbyi m eansv, of buckets", eliminates all dang-erect the obiectsnbecoming jammed between .1 buckets .and stationary ;casing1.parts or. becom ing crushed ,byr. digging-50f; the: (buckets pinto a :1

mass .or.-pi -le oisaid .-,ohjeets-.because of employing feeding means swhichplaces or. pours; thetobjects directly. into-thebuckets- Another. object ofsthe invention". isto. provide -r a bucket type of elevatorzwherein more than one; kind. or :siZe. of object or zarticle can be handled simultanecuslywithout mixing, and wherein -feed,-.. ing. to and" dischargingirom the :apparatus may y be accomplishedfrom/either sideuor both :sides; 1 -thereof,, with =.the pointof,-feed-. being i atx such a reduced .distance,re1ative to the baseof the unitthat it ,is seldomrnecessary. to providea pitinthe" floor toreceive the foot portion of the. elevator casing.

Other: objects andadvantages of the inventions will vbe.ap-parent during .the course. .of the. follow- I ingdescriptionn In the accompanying-drawings forming a part of this; specifications and in which like numerals are. employed- :to designate, like (parts 1-throughout the same;

Figurezl isaside-elevational'view ofthe pre- 4 ferred-formzof; elevator'embody-ing thisinvention,"

Figure 2 is a :similarwiew .to' Fig..;1 butztakenw at right angles-thereto;

Figure 3 is-.anienlarged gverticalisectional .view taken on line.3.-3 -of 'Fig. 2, I

Figure 4 is anrenlarged vertical sectional .-.view-v Figure-5 is a horizontalzsectional;view'taken'zen:

line l-:5 of;-.Fig=,;;4,

Figures -is.=-.a .detail jelevationakview :of a pore.

tion 7 of the .spring take-up mechanismwhich is mpl yed forj :maintaimng zthee elevator chain :01:

transmission membernproperly itensioned;

Figure 10.is a ;topplaniviewiofiethe: elevator anzr" p r -.dis l0sed=-in:th imecediri fl uresie.

Figure- 11. is: a side elevational view-iota slighte. I ly modified forms-0f elevator; apparatus,

Figure 12 iswa. similar. view .-to;Fi-g ;-1 1- but taken}; atright;anglesthereto Figure -13 is a top plan wiewvoftthetelevator an paratusofi, Figs; 111: and;;12..-but .rwi-thr-"the prime.-

. moverremovedg' elevatonchain andr-bucket; assembly .in which $116? buckets Care; -seou1zedq'at1 their-.ao pqsite sidespfito -nthe sidesbarsoftheichains Figure 18 is a side elevational view of the elem-l vator chain and bucket assembly shown in FigglT;

Figure. :19 is a fragmentary elevationaltview Lot an-e1evator :chainiand bucketiassembly i-n which a slight .mcdiiicatiom of the elevator chainside; bar construction is disclosed;

Figure-20 is a =detailsecti0nal view'ofsa bucket 5 which is 1' taken.substantially.;on;;1ine';:.2 0-.-20-.. of

Fig. 18,

Figure 21 is: a :side elevationaL-viewvofra modi -f fled form of; e1evator;.-bucket:which may be em=.-. played: in ;place; of thegbuckets-structure, shown in Figs; 1']: and :18- sand-in which case-the bucketsw are "not direct-ly secured tag-the side-abarsof {thei elevator-:chains,

Figure 22-. :iSs ;a (fragmentary '-,elevati0nal:' view of the: bucket shewnrinrFig m buttakentat right;

angles-thereto,-

Figure 23; is. a fragmentary .sflctionalwiew taken: substantially on line; 23-43 of Fig-. 21,

Figure 24 is a fragmentary sectional view taken. on 2 Figure 125 is; a fragmentary sectional- VieWiOf a slightly modified form 'xOf', elevator bucket;

Figure-26 is a fragmentary sectional'viewzof. their;

form ofisbucket shown in Fig.:25i,ev

Figure. 27; is. vertical-rsectional wiewf partly 'ets. 7 7 Figs. 1 and 3 to'5 inclusivefdi sclose oppositewalls of the casing head section 29 as having seeured to the-inner surfaces; thereof the'four ele- *vator chain guides 31.- These guides control the which the feed and discharge spouts are associ- 'ated with both sides of the foot portions, 7

Figure 28 isa vertical sectional view of the head portion of a modified form of'elevator in which the discharge spouts pour the transported objects on to two belts which are traveling in opposite directions relativ to the opposite sides of the casing,

Figure 29-is a -horizontal sectionalview taken v on line 2929 of Fig. 28,

Figure 30 is a vertical sectional'view of the foot portion of a modified form of elevator in which the objects to be transported approach the elevator from opposite sides on belt conveyors which pass through the lower loop of the endless series of articulated buckets, and

Figure 31 is a horizontal sectional view take on line 3 |3| of Fig. 30. a

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose'of illustration are shown the preferred and other embodiments of the inventiomand referring first to Figs. 1 and 2, the reference "character 21designates in its entirety the elevator casing; This casing is made'up of a foot section 28, a head tions 38.

v 7 Preferably, although not necessarily, the foot sections 28 and the head sec- 1 .tions 29 are made of standard sizes for the various elevators of a givencapactiy. The interme-' diate section or sections 38, however, may be made of different lengths so that elevators of different heights can be assembled by employing intermediate sections of proper lengths. The foot 1 section 28 andheadsection 29 are adapted to be.

reversibly connected to their respective ends of v elevator head and.

' ably attached thereto the angle' brackets 40. .10

These brackets have aligned openings for receiving the pivot shaft 4| "A rectangularl shaped frame 42 is pivotally supported on the shaft 4| by means of the two upstanding bracket arms 43 attached to the opposite side angles 44 of the said rectangular frame 42. This frame is further formed by the plate 45 which is connected at its opposite ends to the side frame angles 44. This plate 45 forms one transverse end portion of the rectangular section 29, and one or more intermediate sec- These various sections are suitably in- 3 terconnected at their adjacent ends by suitable attaching flanges 3|.

the intermediate sections .30. This reversible characteristic is-provided so that the feeding of objects or articles to and the discharging of the same from the elevator may take place on the same or opposite sides of the latter. It Will'be disclosedat a later point, and in connection with modified-forms of elevators, that the feeding and/or the discharging of objects may take place onboth sides of the elevator easing simultane- Thefootsection 28 'is provided with two removable panels 32 and 33 to allow for-inspection of the interior'of' the lower portion'of the casing.' The head section 29 isprovided with a removable panel 34 for inspction'of the interior of this portion'of the elevator'c'asing. 'A removable cover plate 35, also, is provided for inspection purposes. 7

Figs. l1an'd7to 9 inclusive disclose th e foot 7 section '28 of the'casing as havingsecured'to its fixed or permanent wall'portions the substantially U-shaped guides 36'over which travel the rollers that are mounted on the opposite ends 7 of the elevator chain pins. This use of the guides 36*and the chain pin rollers eliminates the need for foot wheels or'sprocketstoguide the chains and buckets. This assembly, also, permits the arframe 42 and additionally functions as a support for the prime mover 46, which can be an electric motor, and its right angle worm gear reduction unit 41. The remaining-transverse end portion of the rectangular frame '42 is formed by the angle plate 48. The various parts 43, 44, 45 and 48 of the'rectangular frame are suitably attached to each other, as'by welding, or the like, to provide a completely prefabricated unit which 'is pivotally attached to the elevator casing by the pivot shaft 4|. 4 a

The head shaft 39 passes through-the vertical slots 49, formed in opposite side walls of the casing head section 29, for being journaled in the V; anti-friction bearing blocks 50 that are suitably mounted on the side angles 44 of the rectangular frame 42. A drive sprocket 5| is suitably keyed to the shaft 52 of thereduction unit 41 and this drive sprocket has trained thereover a suitable roller chain 53 that in turn is trained over the driven-sprocket 54 suitably keyed to the :head shaft 39. It-will be appreciated that withboth the prime mover 46 and the head shaft 39 mounted on the same frame 42, this frame can partake V of pivotal movement without injany way affecting the tension on the drive chain 53.

The spring take-up for the head shaft 39 and its supporting frame-42 is best illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 10. This take-up includesa pair of parallel rods 55 which pass through suitable open ings formed in the end bracket 48 of the frame 42, and the upper and lower casing brackets 56 and i 51 respectively. Figs. Band '6 disclosefthe means employed for retaining these take-up rods 55 against longitudinal movement. This means con,- sists of an angularly bent pin-58 for each rod.

One branch of this pin passes through an aperture 59 formed in the lower end ofits rod 55. The remaining branch of each pin passes through an aperture 69 in the casing bracket 51 and has a V nut6l threaded on its outer end. This nut, of

course, prevents the withdrawal of the retaining pin 58 from the aperture 60 of the bracketjl;

The horizontally extending'branch of the pin 58.

' by entering the aperture 59 of the take-up rod 55,

ticlesor objects to be transported to be fed by gravity directly into the inwardly opening buckpath of movement of the chains and the buckets infapproaching and leaving the head wheels or sprockets 38 that are carried-by the head shaft 39.

holds the rod against axial displacement,

' Each take-up rod has threaded thereon a takee up spring 62. The lower end of each spring bears against a thrust washer 63 which'is adjustable longitudinally of its rod 55-to var the degree of compression of the spring. This thrust washer 7 is adjusted by means of the lock nuts 64 that are threaded on the take-up rod'55. The upper end of each take-up spring 62 bears againstathrust plate or cap' 65 which is of convex shape on its top surface to properly engage'the end bracket" V oi the. frame-142 :regardless'ofr-the:angularipositiorri a of this frame relative to the respectiveitakesunw rods-55. a;

From theaabove' description of the take-up y mechanism. it IWilLbe =rappreciated=thats the rectangulanframeAZLcanbe caused toassumedifier ent..angular1 positionsz-byadjusting the take-up nuts" 64. relative to the. rods 55/00 vary ,the-;compression force. of the springs 62. This take-up:

mechanism, thereforeiwill at all times maintain the elevator chains properlytensioned,

Figs-3 to. 5 inclusive ands? to 9 inclusive dis--- close in considerabledetail'the elevatorchains-' with the endless series of overlapping inwardly opening buckets; This transporting. mechanism willibe' partially described in detail in connection witlrth'ese figures while more complete descrips l tions willibe'i given at a later,pointtwhennFigsrl7 toi126 inclusive arespecificallyreferred. to.

Itt'willbe noted that the transmission mech- -v anismincludes' the parallel' chains 66 thatiare formed of ofiset side plates whichare properly" connected by the chain'xpins li'l'. Fi'gs. 4,5,8 and 9 clearly" show each chain pin 61 as serving both chains; The outer ends of each chain ,pin 61 have mounted thereonthe'rollers 68 which coop-..

erate with the various guides 36'and 31 as well as the teeth of the head wheels or sprockets 38 for controlling the direction of, movement of the elevator chains; and the buckets, and 'forreducing the power required "to drive this transporting mechanism:

'I'lieerid-less-= series of overlapping," inwardlyf opening buckets" 69 arearranged between theipar aIlel-straIIds of chain 'and are so positioned that the mouth or' opening of each bucket is framed by an adjacent pair of chain pins'BT and 'the two' chain sidebars 66' which are "connected by. these twopins.

Figs. 3 and 7 collectively disclose the buckets'as' being so shaped and -manipulated that they will be capableof receiving-their loads While traveling around the lower loop which isdefined"by the U-shaped guides36j' that they will be capable of transporting the desired articles or'obje'cts alon the-up 1 path or' run without spilling and i that they will discharge the' hea'd'wh'eels 38.

Figs.4, 5,- 8 and-9 disclose each one of the buckets'as being formed into three pockets 10 by means-of the partitions I ll- Thismultiple'pocket orcompartment formation of the buckets 'is particularly desirable when the elevatorisemployed by gravity while passing over for-"transporting simultaneously several different kinds'ofarticles or objects withoutmixing them;

Fc'r example when three pockets or-compartments are formed :ineach bucket,threedifferent kinds: of: articles or objects can be transportedbybeing. z'delivered to' the three different pockets-or compartments.

Naturally, the bucket's can beprovided :withione partition lll when only two" pockets orscompartments are required while any desired larger number of: pockets or compart-' ments canbepro'du'c'ed by employing1more than twopartitions ,for each bucket; It Will'be further obviousrthat the' partitions; may. :be entirely dis:

pensed-withkso that each bucket will provide only one pocket'. or; compartments Even though the buckets: arerrlivided up into a plurality of pockets or compartments: vby. partitions it willbe'. obvious thatsthe elevator,= may stillbe. employed for trans:

POIt'iHg-DHIYDHQ typeqor kind of article orxobject by-i delivering sthersam'efiarticle into'zsall ofihith'e 2' compartments'i'oti all of :the 'bucketsr Because the'bucketsiare'illustrated'in rthe sew-r three lanes ofxthewfeederz beltzcommunicateiwitlr:i

; i The ifeeding gmechanism :first:=.will beadescribedzfl inxconn'ectiorrrwithzthe'rdisclosures OfrFigsaZ andxa 7 to=9 inclusive-2 The articles-om obiects; tobe-elevatedware can-c ried towthez-base'uofirthevelevator: by. means a-ofstlie fe8dl::b1t 12:whichiswtrained aroundiairheaderi pulleyi313-at its-discharge." end. ,1 The iarticlesev or: olbieictsl are-maintained separated in :three pathsrrr or lanes-A; B and C;.see-Fig'.;9,- by meansoft-the separator: strips PM and the -Sideboards. 15$

the-three lanes A5 B6? and. .Ci of; the; feedispout 16t This :spo'ut is=-formed =into' its lanes :by2 thelli' partitionsj I'land,the sidellboardsi 18;: The :-'fee l. sp outrlanes A xdischargesrfrom its :outer opemend ti A into the; outer pocket or compartment: of: each? bucketm. In Figs-7, andfiythis outer bucket :pocketee: orrcompartment .7 Ms locatedtcatzthe. left hand sides: of thezi'elevatorx. The ifeed-wspout lane dist charges through a bottomaopening' B intoithez iny-z ,ner pocket: or compartments-l 0 ofieach" one of-vth bucketszw This-1 inner ipocket or: compartment:isi:v located "on the right hand; side -of--the elevator; as viewed inrFigsn8 and-=93 The feed spoutrlane Cii' discharges its articles-or objects through a bottom; opening--10? into-the intermediate pocket or i come; partments'ofr each'elevator bucket; r- In :this;-lway,.".,. theathree'filanes of difierent articles or objectsrare I, i

maintained separated as they are placedcorgys poured into-"the separate pockets or comparte ments of the elevator buckets.

It'will be appreciated that this: multiplel lanez; typeof -feedspout maybe employed to'advantage' even though only ,one' type of article -oraobjecti is". being; transported and is. :being :fedinto: i buckets:

which are provided with :onlya singlepocket'or;

compartment because of the transverse. distriblle: tion 10f thearticles or objects, which is providedby r this: spout construction.

Figse8 and-9 disclose the, composite feed spout."-

16 :being adjustably connectedtothe side' boards-l5: of'the feederbelt by means ofbolts'w'l9 1 which pass through slots 80. IA scraper 8 Ir, formed of rubber or other suitable material, is associated with the feeder belt -'l'2-and functions to prevent v "wedging of any of the articles, or portions thereof; ,between the beltas it passes over: theheadspulleyi" l3 and the adjacent. bottom portion of the spout; Figs. 8 and 9 disclose brackets 82 which are se-:- cured to the inner sides of the U-shaped guides 36 and which functionto support. a plate383: that: registers-vertically with the :outer side-wallsj of;v the buckets. as they pass through the feeding.-zone.-: In other words; this plate 83 .helps to deposit the articles. or; objectsflfromithe discharge ends Aoft z-thelane A'into the outer. or left hand pocket'or compartment of. each bucket.

Brackets 84'are attached to. the ueshapediguide 35, on'the side of theelevatorncasing. adjacent the r: feeder; belt .112, t. and :function to; support a :plate 85:thatztregistersvertically wlth the inner'lrsidee feeding end to vator.

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wallsfof' all of .the buckets as they pass through the feeding zone. The plates 83' and 85 are interconnected atthe ir upper'ends by'bolts or rods 8t.v These bolts or rods have spacers threaded thereon which are of properilength to properly space the additional plates8'! which register vertically with the partitions 1| of the buckets as they pass through the feeding Zone. :These plates 85 and 81 assist in assuring proper delivery of the different articles or objects to the different p'ock-i ets'or compartments of thebuckets from the discharge openings spout l6.

7 The spout is adjustably connected to the plate 85by means of the angle 88 that is bolted or welded tothe spout and is adjustably' connected to the plate 85 by the screws 89 which pass through vertical slots 90 formed in-the plate 85.

The discharge mechanism of the elevator is best illustrated in Figs. 1 to inclusive. This discharge mechanism includes a fixed outer spout section, which is designated in its entirety by the reference character 9|, and an inner, verticallyadjustable spout section, which is designated in its entirety iby the reference character 92.

The fixed, outer spout section 9| isof substantially box formation and includes the bottom wall ing upwardly and to permit the outer portion to A2, B and? of the composite or objects from the discharge end of the lower 7 spoutse'ction'. l

As was explained in connection with the-feeding mechanism, the multiple lane form of discha'rge' -mechanism may be found to be desirable for usewhen the buckets are each provided with onl'y 'one pocket oarcompartment and the "conveyor is transporting only a single article or ob- J'ect, The multiple lane discharge mechanism will maintain the articles or objects in three separate layers as their discharging path of travel changes from'a truly vertical direction to a laterally inclining direction. V V V InFigs. 11V to lainclusive there isdisclosed a modification of the take-up mechanism employed for tensioning the elevator chains. In this modification, the head shaft and its wheels are not adjustable. Instead the U-shaped uides that are located in the foot section of the casing, and

which form the bottom loop in the transporting mechanism, are adjustable.

pass laterally through a suitable opening formed r in the removable casing panel 7 34. Partition plates 96 and 97 are arranged in'the spout, in parallelism with the top and bottom walls 94 and sages for receiving the three different types or kinds of articles or objects which are transported 93 respectively, to provide the desired three pasin a separated condition by the buckets from the the dischargingend of the ele- The upper or inner section 92 of the spout is made up of four parallel plates 98, 99, wt and These plates are maintained in proper spaced, parallel relation to eachother by the three bracing strips I92, I83 and I04. 1 Fig. 4 clearly illustrates the bracing strip I92 asbeing I curved transversely and as resting on the head shaft 39. This bracing strip I82, therefore, sup-- ports the inner spout section on this shaft. The

lowerend of the inner spout section 92'is sc shaped that it will telescope with the inner or upper end of the outer spout section 9!, as is clearly illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4. This telescopic connection willrpermit the inner spout section tobe adjusted with the head shaft 35 while the outer spout section is stationary with respect to a the casing. The means for fixedly attaching the H outer spout section to the casing takes the-form of the angle members H25 and 196, see Figs. 4 and 5.

It will be appreciated that as thebuckets E9 pass around the head sprockets 38 the different articles or objects carried in the separate pockets or compartments E0 of the bucketsfwill'be discharged by gravity into the spaces or lanesthat arefcrnied between the four parallel plates 98, I 99, mi} and tilt, These spaced plates will guide :these articles from the pockets or compartments 7 of-the elevator buckets into the separate lanes or paths formed in the lower or fixed spout section.

91. 'Any desired form of handlingequipment may .becemployed for receiving the differentarticles As many of the elements and structural features disclosed in Figs. ll'to 14 inclusive are the same as those disclosed in the preceding figures, the same reference characters will be employed for identifying these elements.

The prime mover 46, and its worm reduction unit 41, are mounted on the platform .plate'45 which is connected to the projecting ends of the side angles 44. These angles, however, are rigidly fastened to the sides of the elevator. casing by the bolts, orthe like, I07. The head shaft 39 is mountedin the anti-friction bearing blocks 5!! which are mounted on the portions of the angle frames that lie on opposite sides of the easing head section29. r e

In the casing foot section 28 the U-shaped guides IE8 are attached to thefiXed panel of the foot'section'by means of the bolts and nuts lildwhich pass through apertures formed in the guides I08 and through vertical slots llfl formed in the casing panel.

The uppermost securing bolts I09 for both arms ofeach U-shaped guide pass through angle bars ll I withthe result that these bars are directly Each bar An operating'nut 1 I5 is welded to the upper end i of the take-up screw" l2 and. functions as a head for this screw which may be engaged by a suitable Wrench to accomplish rotation of the screw; A look nut; 'I I6 i's'threaded on the take-up screw beneath the upper angle bar I M. j V To accomplish adjustments of the two U-shaped guides 108' to tension the chains of the'transporting member, the nuts of the various screws 139 are first loosened and then the lock nuts'l I'6 of the take-up screws I ii! are backed away from the upper angle. bars H4; The'take-up screws '70 I I! then may'be'rotated ineither direction to bring about the desired raising or loweringof the 'U-shaped guides I08;

'After these, guides are properly positioned; the lock nuts H6 are again tightened to prevent rotation of the take-up screws and the nuts on the various bolts I09 are:

'izaseaces iti'ghteried to ietain the guides t08firr their -*adiu'st'ed positions. 7

t' take up- :for :the head: shaft. and its headj: Wheel.

In this modification the prime-mover i46'..1andl..-its"- 'worm "gear reduction 11mm 41. are. held stationary 1 with respect," tofthei elevatowcasingi head secti'on '2 9 'while 3 the head 'shaft= 39'fis adfi ustedlby the wtake up.

i In 'Fig; :there: isiillustrated" one oi: a pair cf parallei brackets III whichzarei suitably attached iito' 'the side-"- walls of i the: casing zheadzisection' 29. if Ifhese two "brackets are'rinterbraced 'byfther plat- 1 fonmzznproducing :plate t I 8 which I supports: z'the prime mover' lfi and its reductionnnit I'L'. The

said rbra'ckets II 'I- are each 'pI'OVidEd Withf an =upistanding' :a'r m {H 9.:iand; these; 'tWo armsltsupD the pivot shaft I which extends horizontally swiofitheicasing.

A takempileverklfl iSLarrangedonFeach side-of he'tcasing head section: 2 9. lThe inner: ends of i-these'levers are pivota'l'ly connected-Ito the shaft I 20;:- Intermediaterthe' ends Zof I each. lever there is 'isattached thereto a suitable fanti frictionr-bearing.

wblook-IQZ. These bearing ilillocksstipport the head wsh'aft- 39.

2 The free endsof th ztake-up rlevers, I2 I are stiinterconnecteda-t by an angle: bar: 123. A *second -ibracingistrip I I 24 alsointerconnects the free ends ofitherlevers "I 2 I. -Suitable stops "I 2 5 :are fastened to the opposite sides of the casing head-V shction for. flirriiting-the -'downward'swinging movement of the takeeup lever assembly.

ilhe angle bar 42 3 isisuitably :aperturedxto ipass the takeeuprods F25. iTheuppe-rien'ds of these- .iz'rods :arezreceived :in suitable F'aprtures: formed in .theiiaiigleistrip' 3127 which; is f suitabl fastened to :the siderzof thezcasing head: section. The lower .tends of the "take uprods! are ancho'redatothe nnbracket :Ii2 8 by :the':: samet-type: of siastening I pin which is illustratedfin 'detail'in .6. Each take-up :rod *I 26fhas' threaded-1 thereon a i take'eup "spring ="I2 9' which: :bears against aJthIUSt washer I at its lower rend and against a: thrust plate I3I at its upper end. Take-up nuts I32'ar' threaded on the tower-portionaoi'each :take-up wrodrIZfi and-are employed to vary the=compression .force of the assooiate izs-pring 4 2 9. The opposite walls of the casing are'vprovided with vertical slots W milto accommodate the "vertical :ta'ke-up nove I: ments of the headrshaft 89.

\"Figs. 17; 18 and 2Gdi'sclose'in detail the form properlyasecured inits pitch'hole. Each one of these-bushings acts-as a bearing ior the associated p'ortion'nf: the fchainpin :61 and also act'sras abear- :"ingafcr'the*rollerfEB. The end portion of the chain Lapin*receivedfime'ach bushing 435. is flattened at .Inne side; asset-1:36, andithis:flattened portion'co- :operates' with: a flattened portion ofi thesipitch :"hole'of the inside end OfIthen'eXt adj aoent chain side 'barfo'r holding th'ese inside end portions and a-zthei chain' pins against relative rotation. '"A suit-70- able-cotter pin I-3T passes ithrou'gh the extremity orof the chain:pimand" cooperates with a thrust Mvasher I38 .forimain taini'ng thewrol1e1 '88rassembled on its supporting bushing I35.

1 form o-f the invention the end-walls MOareaspot welded, .as at :I 43; to the inter mediate -portions of ithe chain. side bars 66. i Thereforeeach bucket '10 andiitstwo chain side bars constitute a rigid unit of the rtrans'por ting mechanism.

A Eslight*m'odificationc-is illustrated in' Fig-. -19. In-=this' modificationthe insideend I44-of-each whet-in side-Ebar ifll'uis 'formed with an integral boss m-wor bushing-H6 which fotatably receives the chain upin 6T. 'lhe outside-end I41. of.-=each side bar is nomrotata bly connected to the' cha/in-E-pin; fihby a locking fpinwl 48. The roller 68 in this-construction is: directly -j ournaled: on the: :end portion: of the chain pin. and 15 held in placeby the cotter .pin 149. V

Figs: 21' to-24- inclusive disclose a slight :mod-ifiica-tion in the bucket construction. Instead ofispot Weld-ing the-end walls I--to the chain-sidebars '66, =eachend"wall is provided with two-oppositely extending ears I5I and I52. Both -sof these-=ears 11 are p-rovided with pitchh01es= t0= receivethe-chain f -pins. I The ear 4-5 I is arranged inrtheeplanelof its end wall I 50. The ear i52';howevev is offset from this plane. Suitable bushings-453 are-welded-- to -the ears.

When this type :of bucket is used; it-is associated with thechain structure shownin detail in Figs. 1 17 and 1 8. The offset ear lfland -.I52 :-areemployed for hanging the buckets ronzthechainlpi-ns. Forwthat .reason,;the buckets need not. be; welded :to the side-bars Qf-ithe chain. EIhewearsflBI and I52 of-adjaoent buckets overlap each .othenin. the same manner as the insidelends and outside ends :of offset chainsidebars. V v V As the mainbody'portion M I. ofthis type of bucket i the sameas the; main -body -portionof the bucket shown in Figs. 17, 18 and 20,.the-same referencecharacterwill be applied t ereto.

. Figs, 25 and 26 illustrate a stillfurther modification of the-'bucket construction. In this .form of-:the-inventionftheears I 42 are not provided on the endwallswfor 'attachine these end walls .to the main body portion-I 4 I. 'TThe-end walls 154 mere- 50. ily overlap theend edges of the maiiibodyllll andaretack welded thereto. asfat l'55.

Figf27idisclos'es a modification of the 'f 'orm'ot the inventionshown in" Figs. 1 to "10'' inclusive 7 which deals with the feed :and discharge' s'pout .55 structures. In-thewembodiment. of l'theI-inven- -ti0n shownin Figs. 1 to 10 inclusive;the objects or articles handledaby the elevator are all .iedto v=the endless series-0f articulated bucketsLfrom one side-and-thevar all discharged from one ltside'end I34" ofeach s'ide'barrhas abushing135t s-side. -:In the-embodiment of thednvehtion'lshown min F-ig.-2'7-, the articles or objects'-are'.fed .to 'the elevatorsfromboth sides and they are discharged I from both sides. -As=the onlystructural changes incorporated in'the 27 embodiment dealwith the feed" spout structure 'iand -the-fixed outerdischarge spout section, all ofthememaining structura1=elements that aresdis closed-and described in detail in connection with Figs. 1 to10 inclusive I are to -be duplicated. in'this Fig. 27 embodiment. -Forthe purposeof simplifying the. disclosure of Figf27, all .of these duplicated structur-al elements are. not disclosedfin detail. Those X that are-disclosed in. detail have applied thereto the; same reference?charactersithat.arelemployed Th'bu'cketsi'of this'xassembly are-' madefup o-f '75=-'fondesignatine the samefelemehtsiirif'FigsL l 'to 10 inclusive. Therefore, the detail description of these duplicated elements will not be repeated at this time.

The articles or objects to be elevated are carried to the base of the elevator casing by any suitable means. When three distinctly different types or kinds of articles are to be handled in a separated condition, these types of articles are delivered to the elevator in separate lanes or paths. Two of th difierent types of articles are delivered to the receiving ends I56 and I51 of the double passage branch I58 of the feed chute structure. The third type of article or object is fed to the receiving end I59 of the single passage branch I60 of the feed chute structure. The two passages of the double passage branch I58 deliver the objects to the right hand pockets and the intermediate pockets of the endless series of articulated buckets 69. The single passage branch I60 of the feed chute structure delivers its articles or objects to the left hand pockets or compartmentsof the elevator buckets. In this way,

the diflerent types of objects are maintained separated in the feed chute structure and are delivered to the different pockets or compartments of the buckets. I

The fixed outer discharge spout section I6I cooperates with the inner vertically adjustable spout section 92 in the same manner as the fixed outer spout section M of the form of the invenor objects from'the third pocket or compartment of; each bucket.

Due to the reversible characteristics of the head casing section 29 and the foot casing section 28 of the elevator casing 21, it will be ap- Dreciated that the feed and discharge spout structures can be arranged so that the double passage branches I58'and I62 can either be arranged on the same side, as illustrated in Fig. 27, or on opposite sides of the elevator casing.

single passage branches I60 and I63.

Figs. 28 and 29 disclose a further modified form of discharge mechanism in which the article's'or objects that have been elevated are discharged belt through .the end I68 are maintained intheir half portion of the belt by the partition I10 which extends lengthwise of the top run of the belt. The

passage I66 is reduced to this half-belt width by the inclined bottom wall; I1I.

The passage I61 spills its objects or articles through the discharge end I12 onto the other half portion of the conveyor'belt I69. The passage I61 is reduced to the half-belt width of its discharge end I 12 by the sloping bottom wall I13.

The remaining branch I14 of the discharge 7 spout section I64 has a single passage I15 which discharges onto the active upper run of the con V veyor belt I16. Because this spout passage I15 is not required to share the width of the belt I16 with any other spout passage, the width of the discharge end I11 of the spout need not be reduced.

The two conveyor belts I69 and I16 are trained over head rolls I18 and I19 respectively which are located within the elevator casing. Suitable bearing brackets I80 are provided for supporting the shafts SI of the belt rolls I18 and I19.

. Figs. 30 and 31 disclose feed mechanism which will deliver the articles or objects to be elevated to both sides of the foot section 28 of the elevator casing. Two oppositely traveling belts I82 and I83 are provided for this purpose. These belts run entirely through the lower loop formed by the endless series of articulated links 66 and their buckets 69. v

The belt I82 is divided by the partition I84 into two lanes or paths I85 and I86. The articles or objects traveling through the lane or path I85 are delivered into the left hand bucket compartments 10 by the gate I81 when it is in the full line position illustrated in Fig. 31. This gate will deflect the articles or objects into the spout I88 which spills into a bucket pocket or compartment. The gate or deflecting plate I81 may be swung into a position where it will close the entrance to the spout I88. The articles or objects carried through the path I85 by the belt I82 then will pass by the entrance to the spout The objects or articles carried through the path I86 by the belt I82 will be deflected into the 1 right hand pockets or compartments of the buck- Of course, the same is true with respect, to the from both sides of the casing, In this 'form of r the invention, however, conveyor belts running in opposite directions receive the articles that are spilled from the discharge ends of the spout passages which in turn receive the different types of articles or objects from the different pockets or compartments of the buckets 69.

The discharge spout structure I64 takesthe 1 place of the fixed outer spout section of previously described discharge mechanisms by cooperating in the same way with the inner vertically adjustable spout section 92. The branch I65 .of the spout section I68 is formed with two passages I66 and I61. The passage I66 discharges its objects or articles through the open end I68 .onto the active run of the conveyor belt I69.

This discharge end I68 is equal in width to approximately one-half of the width of the belt I69. The objects or articles discharged Q QQ t ets by the gate or deflector plate I86 when this gate or plate is arranged in its full line position. Cooperating with the gate or plate I89 is a hinged section I8 Ia of the partition I84. When this partition extension IBM is in its full line. position, it completes the. path or lane I86 and delivers the articles traveling through this path into the spout I90 from which the articles spill into the right hand bucket pockets or compartments. The deflector gate or plate I89 and the hinged partition extension I84a may be swung into positions where they will extend lengthwise of the conveyor belt I82. When arranged in these longitudinally extending positions, the articles or objects traveling through the path or lane I86 will be carried on through the foot portion of the conveyor casing for delivery to some other elevator, not shown,

' which may be arranged in parallelism with the illustrated-elevator. It is necessary, also, to swing the gate or plate I89 and the partition extension 7. In an elevator of the type described, a casing of substantially uniform internal diameter throughout its height and formed of a foot portionhaving a lateral feed opening, an intermediate portion, and a head portion having a lateral'discharge opening, a head'shaft, having a pair of spaced drive wheels, passing through the casing head portion above the discharge opening, endless chains trained over said wheels to loop above the discharge opening, uides inthe casing foot portion to loop the chains'beneath the feed opening, a series of buckets arranged outwardly of and attached to said chains, said buckets opening at the inside of their path of travel, a partitioned feeding spout passing through the feed opening and adapted to move the objects to be transported in a plurality of paths and having a plurality of discharge openings arranged so that the objects will be deposited directly into portions of the buckets which are spaced throughout the width of the bucket path as the buckets pass beneath the device, and a discharge spout extending through the lateral discharge opening and upwardly into the loop of the bucket path for receiving the objects as they are poured from, the buckets in passin around the head loop of the path.

8. In an elevator of the type described, a casing formed of a foot portion having a lateral feed opening, an intermediate portion, and a head portion having a lateral discharge opening, an

' endless series of articulated buckets adapted to I travel a closed path in said casing with the path looping below the feed opening and above the discharge opening, said buckets opening toward the inside of their path, a feeding device passing through the feed opening and adapted to pour the objects to be transported directly into the buckets as they pass beneath said device, and discharge -means extending through the lateral discharge opening and upwardly into the loop of the bucket path for receiving the objects as they are poured from the buckets in passing around the head loop of the path, said discharge means being divided by partitions into a plu rality of lanes Which are superimposed in the portion' of the discharge means which extends through the discharge opening.

9. In an elevator of the type described, a casing formed of a foot portion having a lateral feed opening, an intermediate portion, and a head portion having a lateral discharge opening, a head shaft, having a pair of spaced drive wheels, passing through the casing head portion above the discharge opening, endless chains trained stantially entirely of bucket mouths, a feeding device passing through the feed opening and adapted to pour the objects to be transported into the buckets as they pass beneath said device, and discharge means extending through the lateral discharge opening and upwardly into the loop of the bucket path for receiving the objects as they are poured from the buckets'in passing around the head loop of the path, said discharge 7 means being divided by partitions into a plurality of lanes which are superimposed in the porarranged to carry the objects to be elevated to r the buckets in a plurality'of separate lanes equal innumber to the number of pockets formed in each bucket,'means for receiving the lanes of objects from the feeding conveyor means and delivering the objects from the difierent lanes into different pockets of the buckets as the buckets pass beneath the receiving means, and a multiple lane discharge spout extending into the head portion of the casing for receiving and maintaining separated the objects as they are poured from the different pockets of the buckets in passing around the head loop of their path.

11. In an elevator of the type described, a casing having a lateral feed opening in its foot portion and a lateral discharge opening in its head portion, an endless series of articulated buckets adapted to travel a closed 'path' in said casing with the path looping below the feed opening and above the discharge opening, said buckets opening toward the inside of their path and being partitioned to provide a plurality of separated object receiving pockets, means for feeding objects, in a plurality of separate "lanes equal in number to the number'of pockets in each bucket, into the casing through; thefeed opening for pouring the objects into the said pockets as the buckets pass'beneath said'means, and a multiple lane discharge spout extending through the discharge opening of the casing for receiving and maintaining separated the objectsas they are poured from the different pockets of the buckets in passing around the head loop of their path 12. In an elevator of the type described, a casing having a lateral feed opening in its foot portion and a lateral discharge opening in its head portion, an endless series of articulated buckets adapted to travel a closed path in said casing with the path looping below the feed openin'g'and above the discharge opening, said buckets opening toward the inside of their path and being partitioned to provide a plurality of separated object receiving pockets, a feeding conveyor extending to a point adjacent the feed opening of the casing and being constructed to carry the objects to be elevated in'a plurality of separate lanes equalin number to the number of pockets formed in each bucket, a multiple lane feeding "spout for receiving the lanes of objects from the adapted to travel a closed path in said casing with the path looping below the feedopening and above the discharge opening, said buckets opening to- 

